Often referred to as Chinese Taipei and officially called the Republic of China, the island of Taiwan is surrounded by major trading partners in the People’s Republic of China to its west, Japan to its east and the Philippines to its south. Taiwan exported US$329.5 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 17.7% gain since 2015 but a -1.9% … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Top Trading Partners
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Italy’s Top Trading Partners
Nicknamed The Boot based on the country’s geographic shape, the Italian Republic is in Southern Europe sharing borders with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia to the north. Italy exported US$532.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 16.6% improvement since 2015 but a -2% decline from 2018 to 2019. Applying a continental lens, … [Read more...] about Italy’s Top Trading Partners
South Korea’s Top Trading Partners
Officially named the Republic of Korea, South Korea is strategically located between the world-class importers namely China to its west and another Asian economic powerhouse Japan to South Korea’s east. South Korea shipped US$542.3 billion worth of products around the globe in 2019. That figure represents roughly 2.8% of overall global exports estimated at $19.285 trillion for … [Read more...] about South Korea’s Top Trading Partners
China’s Top Trading Partners
The world’s largest exporter by value, China exported US$2.499 trillion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 9.9% gain since 2015 and a modest 0.2% increase from 2018 to 2019. That dollar amount also represents 13% of overall global exports for 2018 (calculated as $19.285 trillion by the International Trade Center). Applying a continental … [Read more...] about China’s Top Trading Partners
Russia’s Top Trading Partners
Russia exported US$422.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects 22.9% increase since 2015 but a -5.9% drop from 2018 to 2019. In addition, that dollar figure represents roughly 2.2% of overall global exports estimated at $19.285 trillion for one year earlier in 2018. Officially named the Russian Federation, Russia is the world’s largest … [Read more...] about Russia’s Top Trading Partners